Advice For Travellers

 

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If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the Fit For Travel website

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It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

 

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

 

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

 

Travel vaccination fees

Hepatitis B Course
  • £45 per dose (3 doses required)
  • Doses at 0,1 and 5 months
Meningitis (ACWY Vax)
  • £55 per dose (1 dose required)
  • No Booster required unless for certificate reasons
Meningitis B
  • £100 per dose
  • No Booster
Rabies Course
  • £65 per dose (3 doses required)
  • Doses at 1,7,21(or 28) days
  • 10 years need Booster 
Malaria Tablets
  • £15 charge for Private Prescription
Chicken Pox
  • £60 per dose (2 doses required)
  • Doses at least 4 weeks apart
Tick Bourne Encephalitis
  • £65 per dose (3 doses required)
  • Doses at 0, 1-3months and 1 year
  • 2nd dose must be given at least 1 week prior to travel
  • 3 years Booster needed